Come si parla del tempo atmosferico in inglese?
In questo blog post troverai le espressioni incluse nei reel di questa settimana su Instagram ma anche alcune nuove, con definizioni ed esempi.
Domande
What’s the weather forecast?- Come sono le previsioni del tempo?
What’s the temperature?- Com’è la temperatura fuori?
How’s the weather?- Com’è il tempo?
Which season do you like best?- Qual è la tua stagione preferita?
Do you think the weather affects how people feel?- Credi che il tempo influenzi sull’umore delle persone?
Do you think the weather is changing due to global warming?- Credi che il cambiamento climatico stia influenzando il tempo atmosferico?
Espressioni
It’s drizzling- pioviggina. Esempio: When they left it was beginning to drizzle.
I got drenched- mi sono infradiciato. Esempio: We were caught in the storm and got drenched to the skin.
I got caught in the rain- ho preso acqua
The weather is changeable – il tempo è variabile. Esempio: The weather is very changeable at this time of year.
Flash flood- inondazione improvvisa. Esempio: More than 80 people were feared dead last night after flash floods, the worst in 34 years.
Cold spell- periodo freddo. Esempio: The flowers died during a cold spell.
It’s toasty- fa caldo. Esempio: My feet feel so warm and toasty in the new slippers.
A spell of good weather- period. di bel tempo
It’s foggy- c’è nebbia- Esempio: He was driving much too fast for the foggy conditions.
It’s misty- è nebbioso (meno di “foggy”)- Esempio: The morning will start off misty.
It’s windy- c’è vento- Esempio: it was wet and windy for most of the week.
Pioggia
Downpour- forte pioggia- Esempio: The rains were so heavy prior to the final downpour and flooding that the flood plains were already saturated.
Drought- siccità- Esempio: This year (a) severe drought has ruined the crops.
Cloudburst- acquazzone/ scroscio. Esempio: The torrent capacity can quickly grow after copious rainfalls, specifically after late-summer cloudbursts.
Deluge- diluvio. Esempio: This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.
Drizzle- pioggerella. Esempio: Tomorrow will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.
Puddle- pozzanghera. Esempio: You have to step around the puddles in the street after a rain shower.
A drop of rain – goccia di pioggia. Esempio: The weather was sublime – not a drop of rain.
Heavy rain/ torrential rain- pioggia torrenziale. Esempio: We had heavy rain all day.
To pour down- diluviare (utilizzato maggiormente in America). Esempio: After nearly two weeks of drought, it was such a relief for the rain to come pouring down again.
To pour with rain- diluviare (utilizzato maggiormente nel Regno Unito). Esempio: It was pouring with rain as we drove up to the supermarket.
To bucket down- diluviare. Esempio: It’s absolutely bucketing down, take an umbrella.
Rainbow- arcobaleno. Esempio: Look over there – there’s a rainbow!
Neve
Slush- neve che sis ta sciogliendo. Esempio: The city’s streets were covered with dirty, grey slush.
Temperatura
Boiling hot: caldissimo. Esempio: Last summer was boiling hot in Florence, the average temperature was 40 degrees!
Hot: caldo. Esempio: I can’t believe how hot it is today… 36 degrees!
Mild: temperato. Esempio: The weather in my country is mild in spring.
Warm: caldo/mite. Esempio: Are you warm enough or do you want me to put the heating on?
Chilly: freddino. Esempio: It’s chilly today, so I think I’ll wear a coat and a hat.
Freezing cold: freddissimo. Esempio: I wanted to go ice skating the other day, but it was freezing cold and I decided to stay home.
Degrees Celsius: Gradi Celsius. Esempio: In autumn, the average temperature here is 15 degrees Celsius.
To go below zero: temperature sotto zero. Esempio: In Canada, the temperature often goes below zero in winter.
Cool breeze: brezza fresca. Esempio: Spring is a period that brings a cool breeze in the evenings and new flowers blossom.
Alice Conte 
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